Show mill mills shut down nearly half the tile flour mills operating in minneapolis have closed for an in definite length of time the wash burn crosby and the pillsbury milling companies say that 60 per cent of their heir t mills will close and it is a also iso reported that the consolidated milling company will discontinue operations although it Is not learned how bow many mills will be affected the officials say the shut down is due to the shortage in the demand for flour the foreign trade it is declared ded lared la is practically dead while the present stock of the mills will be sufficient to supply fhe he domestic trade for some time to come it is contended gener geuer ally that the coming election and po lotical influence have to some extent brought about the sudden decline in demand and it Is probable that none of the mills will resume operations until after election is over |